1. Researchers and Entrepreneurship -- 2. Bridging Two Worlds -- 3. Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained -- 4. Decisions, Decisions -- 5. An Invention Is not an Innovation -- 6. Opportunities Are Everywhere… and If There Aren’t, Create Them! -- 7. Can You Manage as well as You research? -- 8....

Introduction: what is the current state of knowledge transfer at research institutions in Europe, what are the main challenges and why does it matter? / Sven H. De Cleyn and Gunter Festel -- Part I shaping the ecosystem -- 1. I3P as university business incubator - a dual mission in technology...

Technologieorientierte Gründungsunternehmungen rücken als Träger von gesamtwirtschaftlicher Entwicklungs- und Innovationsfähigkeit zunehmend in den Fokus von Gründungsforschung und Wirtschaftsförderung. Zur Umsetzung von Innovationsideen reicht jedoch selten unternehmerisches...

The emergence of new ventures that from inception use resources and sell their goods and services in multiple foreign markets has challenged traditional theories explaining the internationalization of a firm as a stage process (Oviatt & McDougall, 1994). Different factors have been identified to...